Peanut Butter Molasses Spice Cookies

There are few things cuter than a fat baby hand holding a cookie.

This little hand keeps sneaking cookies while I'm not looking.

I can't blame him.

These cookies are soft and molasses-y, they have peanut butter, they're a little spicy...

...and they're the perfect afternoon treat to accompany tea or a good book.

Peanut Butter Molasses Spice Cookies

(Eat Shrink and Be Merry)

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup spelt flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice and salt

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter

3 tablespoons butter, softened

1 tablespoon molasses

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Set oven to 350*.

Sift together flours, soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt.

Beat together sugar, peanut butter, butter, molasses, egg and vanilla.

Stir wet ingredients into dry with a wooden spoon. Mixture will be very thick.

Place 1 1/2 inch rolled balls onto a lined cookie sheet. Press down lightly with a fork.

Bake 7-8 mins.